YTPS was established without assured coal allotment; previous BRS govt changed source several times: Bhatti
Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka criticized the previous BRS government for establishing the Yadadri Thermal Power Station without securing a reliable coal supply. He noted that the project's poor planning has led to significantly higher power generation costs.
Why it matters
It highlights the economic and operational consequences of political mismanagement in large-scale infrastructure projects, impacting state utility costs.
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka said that the 5×800 megawatt Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) is perhaps the first thermal power generation facility in the country that has been planned and established without assured coal allotment as the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government had changed the source several times even before it was commissioned.
However, the Opposition BRS and its leaders like T. Harish Rao tried to shift the blame onto the present Congress government, Mr. Vikramarka, who also handles the energy portfolio, said adding that the previous government had initially planned to supply G9 grade coal from Singareni Collieries, though 14 million tonnes per annum required for the project was not available in Singareni mines.
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